Frank Mautino (born August 7, 1962) is currently Illinois' Auditor General. He was previously a Democratic member of the

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, representing the 76th District since 1991. The 76th district anchored in the Ottawa-Streator area and includes the municipalities of Hennepin,

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, LaSalle, Oglesby and Spring Valley. He was appointed Auditor General on October 20 and took the position of Auditor General on January 1, 2016.

Early life and career

Frank Mautino earned an associate degree from

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and later earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Illinois State University. He then served as a Corporate Brand Manager for Mautino Distributing Company. Also works at Alfano's pizza in Ottawa, Illinois. He is married to his wife Lena with whom he has three children Pietro, Luciana and James. He has also served as the Chairman of the Bureau County Democratic Party.

State representative

Mautino was appointed to the

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in 1991 and elected in 1992. He served as a full-time legislator and his committee assignments included Rules, Revenue & Finance, Appropriations-General Service, Insurance, Agriculture & Conservation, Property Tax and Public Utilities. During his time in the House, he was credited with coming up with a solution to fixing the fiscal problems with the state's unemployment insurance trust fund. In his capacity as a state representative he also sat on the Comprehensive Health Insurance Board of Illinois. He was also a Deputy Majority Leader and chairman of the House Democratic Downstate Caucus. His associated Senator was

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Electoral history

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